There she is! I had been worried when I lost her in the crows after school let out, but there she was now striding down the hallway after leaving the ladies room. She was the hottest girl in school, but also one of the most elusive. She used to date several of the jocks, but since she won the election for student council president she refused every guy who asked her out. That's what gave me the confidence to take this risk. She just had to be into me. We worked all the time with each other after school on the student council where I'd always been the treasurer, a thankless job no one else wanted, with all the real responsibility, yet none of the prestige. Nicole was beautiful and smart enough to take the job seriously even if she did have to keep the only other member, a lazy secretary named Simone who treated our work like a joke. I couldn't figure out why she didn't report her to have her removed, but I figured it was just she was to nice if a person and they were childhood friends or something. Today wasn't a meeting day, but that meant that we could speak alone. A few weeks ago I found a bunch of tables moved in the council room and she explained it was her fault as she had worked on a project. That's why I had waited for her now. We were completely alone. This was my big chance. With all my courage I stepped out in front of her, startling her. "David?" She looked around as if worried she was being followed. "What are you..." "Nicole, I love you!" I declared loudly. ...
"Will you be my girlfriend?" I did it! It came out horribly, but it was done! She knew how I felt and all that was left was for her to accept me and we would live happily ever after. "I'm sorry David, but there is someone else I love," she said and then I heard her running as she past me. Someone else! No way! She was only in one club, student council, and I never saw her hanging out with any other guys ever! It wasn't like I was a stalker or anything, even if I did follow her around for the last few weeks. I was just being thorough about finding out who she was. I knew all about her. I was the perfect guy for her as we shared all the same interests, so who else could she love? "Hey Dave," I heard someone say. "You seen Nicole?" I don't know how long I'd stayed standing alone in that hall, but now I saw the snooty Simone, nonchalantly chewing bubble gum and regarding me as no more than some servant for her Ginger Highness. "She left," was all I could say hollowly. My life was over as I felt completely empty inside. Then my feet moved and somehow I walked home. I was glad my mom worked so late as that let me go to bed early and just sleep off my shame in peace. The whole next day was hell. What was I going to say when I saw her at student council after school? No, nothing would happen. Simone would be there, and Nicole was smart enough to keep things professional. I'd just bite the bullet and forget anything had ever happened. I'd bide my time and find out who she loved and show
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